About support for Microsoft Cluster server (MSCS) clusters with NetBackup for SQL

NetBackup supports MSCS on 32-bit systems. On SQL Server 2000 a maximum of four nodes is supported, on SQL Server 2005, 8 nodes, on SQL Server 2008, XX nodes. Symantec recommends that the NetBackup server and the SQL Server be in different cluster groups.

Table: Maximum failover nodes and virtual servers allowed in an MSCS includes the maximum failover nodes and the virtual servers that are used in an MSCS.

Table: Maximum failover nodes and virtual servers allowed in an MSCS

SQL Server 2000

SQL Server 2005

SQL Server 2008

maximum failover nodes allowed, 32-bit systems

4

8

XX

maximum failover nodes allowed, 64-bit systems

-

4

XX

maximum virtual servers allowed

24

24

XX

If SQL Server shares a cluster with a virtual NetBackup server, then SQL Server and the NetBackup server may be placed in the same group. The SQL Server and the NetBackup server must have different IP and network names.